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Deuteronomy 12:4

Praise and worship

2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:

3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.
KJV
Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.
WEB
You shall not do so to the LORD your God.
ASV
Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
DARBY
Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God;
BLB
You⁺ shall not do thus to YHWH your⁺ God.
ÅB
Dere skal ikke gjøre som de når dere dyrker Herren deres Gud,
OTB
Dere må ikke tilbe Herren deres Gud på deres måte.
B1930
I skal ikke gjøre som de når I dyrker Herren eders Gud,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:23

    And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:18

    That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:30–31

    Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:21–22

    Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

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